Identify the one underlined word or phrase. A, B, C or D - that must be changed for the sentence to be correct. If Monique had not (A) attended the party, she never would meet (B) her old friend Dan, whom (C) she had not seen (D) in years.
A. Had not
B. Never would meet
C. Whom
D. Had not seen
She said that she would have been here earlier if you _____ her.
A. has phoned
B. had phoned
C. phoned
D. phones
Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb given in the brackets.
She cannot admit(do)____ this as it is not her fault.
Choose the best answer.She cannot admit ______ this as it is not her fault.
A. Do
B. Doing
C. to do
D. Done
Choose the answer that is nearest in meaning to the printed before it. She said she would go to the police unless she was given her money back.
A. She went to the police because she hadn’t got her money back
B. She hasn’t yet got her money back or gone to the police
C. She wasn’t given her money back because she had gone to the police
D. She was given her money back and then went to the police
Exercise 1. Rewrite the following sentences in reported speech with Gerund
“It was your fault. You didn’t tell me” she told me
⇒ She blamed________________________________.
1. Many a candidate …… unsuccessful in the oral test. A. was B. aren’t C. weren’t D. were 2. The number of learners …….. not large; therefore, a number of headphones …… available to them in the lab. A. are- is B. is – are C. are – are D. is –is 3. A number of students …… playing table-tennis now. A. are B. was C. were D. is 4. John , as well as I , ……a student. A. was B. are C. is D. has been 5. Each of the reference …… available in the school library. A. books on that list is B. books on that list are B. book on that list is D. book on that list are 6. You have to pay extra if you take too …. with you. A. much luggages B. many luggages C. much luggage D. many luggage 7. The English …….. strong traditions. A. has many B. have much C. have many D. has much 8. Under the tree…… full of food. A. a basket was B. was a basket B. are a basket D. were a basket 9. Twenty dollars …… the price. A. are B. is C. being D. were 10. He made the soup by mixing ……meat with some rice. A. little B. few C. a little D. a few 11. Neither Mary nor her friends….. going to the party. A. is B. are C. was D. A & B 12. My new pair of pants …..at the cleaner’s. A. is B. are C. be D. have been 13. His knowledge of languages and international relations …… him in his present work. A. aids B. aid C. have aid D. had aid 14. Both the whale and the manatee …… federal protection. A. needs B. need C. is needed D. needing 15. What ….. you used in picking a winner in the art contest? A.is the criteria B. are the criteria C.are the criterion D. are the criterions
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.
Question. Marry loved her stuffed animal when she was young. She couldn’t sleep without it.
A. When Marry was young, she loved her stuffed animal so as not to sleep with it.
B. As Marry couldn’t sleep without her stuffed animal when she was young, she loved it.
C. When Marry was young, she loved her stuffed animal though she couldn’t sleep without it.
D. When Marry was young, she loved her stuffed animal so much that she couldn’t sleep without it.
Choose from the four options given (marked A, B, C and D) one best answer to complete each sentence
Lisa's been able to play the piano since she was six, ____?
A. wasn't he
B. hasn't she
C. isn't she
D. has not she